The Blackout, Middle Class Rut – Leeds/Reading festival
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CONTINUING our cute little run down to Leeds and Reading festival…
Also playing on the Friday in Leeds, on one of the smaller stages, are CS favourites The Blackout and Middle Class Rut.
The Blackout
The Blackout are a post-hardcore band from the Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, formed in 2003. After some time backing Lostprophets on their Liberation Transmission Tour, along with Dopamine, Covergirl, Kids In Glass Houses, The Guns and Men, Women and Children, they released their first mini-album The Blackout! The Blackout! The Blackout!. In October 2007 the band released their debut album, We Are The Dynamite
. Their second record, The Best In Town was released on May 25 in Europe and June 23 in the US, both via Epitaph Records.
They’ve supported a whole host of bands over the last few years, and while they’ve maybe not made it as big as they were hyped to be, they’ve still managed to gather an absolutely huge following of loyal fans. They’re renowned for their raucus live shows and have got it down to a fine art over the last few years.
Middle Class Rut (MCR)
We first saw MCR supporting Innerpartysystem a while back, and were completely blown away by their two-man live set. Don’t miss it. Here is that review,